2020
Molecular and clinicopathologic characterization of intravenous leiomyomatosis
Ordulu Z, Chai H, Peng G, McDonald AG, De Nictolis M, Garcia-Fernandez E, Hardisson D, Prat J, Li P, Hui P, Oliva E, Buza N. Molecular and clinicopathologic characterization of intravenous leiomyomatosis. Modern Pathology 2020, 33: 1844-1860. PMID: 32341498, PMCID: PMC7483566, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-0546-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous leiomyomatosisAggressive clinical behaviorClinical behaviorArray comparative genomic hybridizationCyclin D1Uterine smooth muscle tumorsSmooth muscle tumorsSmooth muscle proliferationRecurrent chromosome alterationsCommon genetic alterationsFH immunohistochemistryClinicopathologic characterizationImmunohistochemical findingsMesenchymal tumorsMuscle tumorsBenign appearanceMuscle proliferationUterine leiomyomaGroup 1Group 3Nonneoplastic tissuesIndex scoreVascular morphologyProtein expressionComparative genomic hybridization
2015
Intravenous Leiomyomatosis Revisited
Carr RJ, Hui P, Buza N. Intravenous Leiomyomatosis Revisited. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2015, 34: 169-176. PMID: 25675187, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBroad LigamentFemaleHumansLeiomyomatosisMiddle AgedMuscle, SmoothUterine NeoplasmsVeinsConceptsIntravenous leiomyomatosisSmooth muscle originMuscle originCases of IVLCommon extrauterine siteRight heart chambersGood overall prognosisPatients' medical recordsDirect mass effectGross pathologic findingsConventional diagnostic criteriaExtrauterine extensionExtrauterine involvementClinical sequelaeOverall prognosisDisease recurrenceMedian agePatient agePrompt diagnosisInitial diagnosisPathologic findingsSignificant morbiditySurgical excisionInferior venaPrimary lesion
2014
Recurrent chromosomal aberrations in intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: high-resolution array comparative genomic hybridization study
Buza N, Xu F, Wu W, Carr RJ, Li P, Hui P. Recurrent chromosomal aberrations in intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: high-resolution array comparative genomic hybridization study. Human Pathology 2014, 45: 1885-1892. PMID: 25033729, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridizationArray comparative genomic hybridizationComparative genomic hybridizationGenome-wide investigationGenomic hybridizationChromosome 22qCopy number lossGene mappingChromosomal aberrationsComparative genomic hybridization studySuccinate dehydrogenase subunit BGenetic instabilityRecurrent chromosomal aberrationsRegions of lossSequencing analysisChromosome 12qNumber lossNumber variantsSubunit BChromosomal alterationsHybridization studies